Oil on Canvas Historical Subject Italy XVIII Century
Features
Artwork title: Soggetto storico
Artistic school: Venetian School
Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800
Subject: Historic Subject
Origin: Italy
Artistic technique: Painting
Technical specification: Oil on Canvas
Description : Soggetto storico
Oil painting on canvas. Venetian school. The scene, set in a desert territory close to snow-capped mountains, sees a traveling caravan, with an important female figure in the center on the back of a camel, addressing a servant below; the high social class of women is inferred, dominant over all the others, and the representation of the Queen of Sheba, the very rich biblical queen coming from the East to meet King Solomon, is hypothesized. The pictorial methods recall the production of Francesco Fontebasso (1707-1769) one of the main exponents of Venetian painting of the Rococo period. Probably the small work was a sketch for a larger canvas or fresco. On the back there is a label from the historic Simonetti collection in Rome. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in a late 19th century frame.
Product Condition:
Product in good condition, with small signs of wear.
Frame Size (cm):
Height: 32,5
Width: 37,5
Depth: 5
Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 23
Width: 28